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,was from 1.3 to 2.2 pounds. The calves consumed 393 

 pounds of milk on the average, containing 17.5 pounds of 

 fat; and at prices then ranging were worth $4.73 each, an 

 equivalent of $1.20 per hundred for the milk fed. A second 

 test was made with eight calves, weighing from 58 to 80 

 pounds in the beginning. With a feeding period of a little 

 over six weeks, these calves sold for a sum equivalent to 

 95.7 cents per hundred for milk; 9.8 pounds of milk testing 

 4.2 per cent fat were required per pound of gain. 



The following data are presented from the Missouri Ex- 

 periment Station : 



FEED CONSUMED AND GAIN FIRST 30 DAYS 



These calves were fed whole milk, but were not fed to the 

 limit, as might have been done had the production of veal 

 been the object in view. 



It will be observed from the data given that on the aver- 

 age one pound of gain on the young calf requires about 10 

 pounds of milk. When heavy feeding is practiced, this 

 ratio seems to remain about the same. 



If an abundance of skim milk is on hand, it may pay to 

 feed calves for meat production to an older age before put- 

 ting on the market and in this manner utilize the skim 

 milk. Some dairymen using the dairy breeds find this fairly 



